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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Ed always blamed for his problems?
(a) His brother's existence.
(b) His mother's religion.
(c) The puppy that had been beaten.
(d) His father's quietness.

2. According to Ed, why did he exhume graves?
(a) For fun.
(b) To impress his mohter.
(c) For scientific purposes.
(d) For sexual gratification.

3. Which of the following is true about the body parts found in Ed's home?
(a) They were never used as evidence.
(b) There were never identities associated with all of them.
(c) They were omitted from the final police reports.
(d) It was determined they belonged to the same person.

4. According to Kileen, what will proving if Ed dug up graves do?
(a) Allow Ed to feel remorse.
(b) Help the families of the deceased move on.
(c) Provide evidence for bigger crimes.
(d) Provide closure.

5. What was the name of the mental health institute that Ed died at?
(a) Mercado.
(b) Meadows.
(c) Mercenary.
(d) Medonat.

6. About how many people traveled to Gein's town to look at his house?
(a) Less than 100.
(b) Thousands.
(c) More than 5 thousand.
(d) Hundreds.

7. How much money was set aside for Ed's funeral?
(a) 1,000 dollars.
(b) 300 dollars.
(c) 10 dollars.
(d) 50 dollars.

8. Ed was eliminated as a suspect in all the following cases except for which one?
(a) Bernice.
(b) Victor.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Evelyn.

9. Of the two major issues on the agenda of those involved in the legal proceedings, which was the second?
(a) Who should pay for the burial of the murdered people.
(b) Who should pay for Ed's house to be torn down.
(c) Who should pay for the investigation.
(d) Who should pay for Ed's stay at the mental hospital.

10. Who delayed the transfer of Ed to another state mental hospital?
(a) Hogan.
(b) Schley.
(c) Schubert.
(d) Marolla.

11. What type of environment did one doctor suggest might be good for Ed?
(a) Less restrictive.
(b) Less respectful.
(c) More respectful.
(d) More restrictive.

12. Who told law enforcement that Ed was ready to stand trial?
(a) The mother of one of Ed's victims.
(b) Hospital staff.
(c) Ed.
(d) Lieutenant.

13. What book did Robert Bloch write?
(a) The Shining.
(b) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
(c) It.
(d) Psycho.

14. How old was Gein at his death?
(a) 58.
(b) 78.
(c) 68.
(d) 70.

15. What charge was eventually filed against Gein?
(a) Attempted murder.
(b) Larceny.
(c) Murder.
(d) Robbery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the judge in Gein's case?

2. What sheriff department was Herbert Wankerski from?

3. What did Adeline Watkins tell reporters about Ed?

4. Which of the following were people more likely to accept about Ed?

5. In what year did Ed petition for release?

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